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New review: The effect of sample site and collection procedure on identification of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

The review authors compared the sensitivity of different sampling collection sites and methods for the detection of current SARS‐CoV‐2 infection with any molecular or antigen‐based test.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Evaluation of a strategic academic-government partnership to advance COVID-19 clinical practice guidelines access and uptake in South Africa

The authors of this publication used Cochrane’s KT Framework to map and analyse COVID-19 response activities instituted by a strategic academic-government partnership to supportEIDMduring the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.

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Updated podcast: How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19?

Lead author of the May 2022 update, Sanam Ebrahimzadeh, from The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada, describes the latest findings from the review in this podcast.

WHO Guidelines for diagnosing, preventing and managing cryptococcal disease among adults, adolescents and children living with HIV

The WHO Guidelines for diagnosing, preventing and managing cryptococcal disease among adults, adolescents and children living with HIV were published in June 2022, and were informed by three 2018 CIDG reviews

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Interventions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for preventing soil‐transmitted helminth infection

The authors of this review assessed the effectiveness of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions for preventing soil‐transmitted helminth infection.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Update: Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19

This update of the original Cochrane review published in 2021 explores the effects of ivermectin in preventing and treating COVID-19 infection.

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

Update: Pyronaridine‐artesunate for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Authors of this updated Cochrane review concluded that pyronaridine-artesunate is as effective as other antimalarials and is safe in treating uncomplicated cases of an important type of malaria (Plasmodium falciparum).

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

Updated Podcast: How accurate are symptoms and medical examination to diagnose COVID-19?

This review was first published in June 2020 and the most recent update was published in May 2022. Here, the lead author, Thomas Struyf from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, tells us about the latest findings.

Update (20 May 2022): Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID‐19

This review update (original version published 7 July 2020) examines how accurate diagnosis of COVID‐19 is, based on symptoms and signs from medical examination. The review authors were interested in people with suspected COVID‐19, who go to their doctor, outpatient test centres, or hospital.

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

Xpert MTB/XDR for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones, ethionamide, and amikacin

How accurate is Xpert MTB/XDR for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis and resistance to tuberculosis drugs (i.e. isoniazid, fluoroquinolones, ethionamide, and amikacin) in adults?

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Is routine Vitamin A supplementation still justified for children in Nepal? Trial synthesis findings applied to Nepal national mortality estimates

The WHO has recommended Vitamin A supplementation for children in low- and middle-income countries for many years to reduce child mortality. Nepal still practices routine Vitamin A supplementation. The authors examined the potential current impact of these programs using national data in Nepal combined with an update of the mortality effect estimate from a meta-analysis of RCTs.

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Update (16 May 2022) Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19

Original version published on 30 September 2020. This is the fourth version of this review. The authors of this review wanted to know whether chest imaging is accurate enough to diagnose COVID‐19 in people with suspected infection. They also wanted to assess the accuracy of chest imaging for screening asymptomatic people. The evidence is up to date to 17 February 2021.

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

Rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis and tuberculosis drug resistance: a qualitative evidence synthesis of recipient and provider views

This Cochrane Review summarizes research on recipient and provider views

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Symptom‐ and chest‐radiography screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV‐negative adults and adults with unknown HIV status

How accurate are asking about symptoms and doing a chest X‐ray to screen for tuberculosis of the lungs among adults who are HIV‐negative or with unknown HIV status?

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

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